What is it?

DASH is the much catchier acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. It focuses on balance and moderation, and doesn’t require you to cut any food groups (whoop). It’s basically common sense healthy eating, but put into a plan based on your caloric needs. It’s heavy on vegetables, whole grains, protein and low-fat dairy, and requires you to cut back on salt and prcessed foods, sugary drinks and snack. As effective and easy-to-follow as it promises, it’s been ranked the best diet plan for seven years running by US New & World Reports. There are diet plans for both vegetarians and meat eaters.

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Health benefits of following it:

DASH was designed to help lower blood pressure and cholesterol, but the healthy eating plan also helps promote weight loss. DASH is also associated with lower risk of several types of cancer, heart disease, stroke, heart failure and reduced risk of developing diabetes. Basically it’s a godsend for your health.

Side effects:

Created in association with the National Institutes of Health, DASH is fool-proof in terms of benefits. However, it is time-consuming and there isn't a lot of additional support available, so it may take a lot of willpower if you’re a junk food junkie.

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A little helping hand:

As we've mentioned before, the DASH diet is all about balance and moderation, keeping a healthy diet plan focusing on your caloric needs and habits. But it's of course easier said than done, so we turned to the experts at Fit Kitchen for a helping hand. GLAMOUR's Digital Assistant, Carolina Nicolao, tried their healthy delivery service for one week:

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"Fit Kitchen is rather new to the market, making their competitive prices a great advantage. Much cheaper than most healthy delivery services out there (but just as delish!), we were excited to give this one a go, as it seemed like great news for our readers. And believe us, it was".

"Their diet plan system is based on your caloric needs and what you're trying to achieve with Fit Kitchen's help. I went for the aggressive weight-loss option, and the portions were strict-diet sized. But if you are looking to gain muscle or just maintain a healthy diet like the DASH, the website will calculate and base the plan on your macros - which is quite cool and makes you feel like a bodybuilder that knows their shit".